Location: Sandwiched between the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's of China in the North and India in the East, South and West respectively.

Area: 147,181 sq. Kilometers
Altitude: Varies from 95 meters to 8848 meters

Capital: Kathmandu: Kathmandu Valley is the spiritual and cultural meeting point of all these groups. Nepal is the only Hindu Kingdom in the world. Hindu Temples and Buddhist shrines are scattered all over the kingdom.

Population: 22,00,000
Latitude: 26º 12' & 30º 27' north
Longitude: 80º 4' & 88º 12' East
People: 36 Ethnic groups & more than 83 spoken languages

People & Religion: The Nepalese people are mainly divided into two distinct groups, the Indo-Aryans and the Mongolians.

Political System: Multiparty democracy with constitutional Monarchy. Language: Nepali is the national language of Nepal. Educated people understand and speak English as well.

Time: Nepal Time is 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of GMT and 15 minutes ahead of Indian standard time. Climate: Nepal has four major seasons, namely,

Very few countries in the World can offer as many varieties of adventure tourism packages as Nepal. Of the 14 peaks above 8000 meters in the World, eight are located in Nepal. It is the land of Sagarmatha (Mount. Everest 8848 meters), the highest peak in the World and other 1310 mountain peaks which are opened for expeditions. Nepal has thousands of such peaks, which are yet to be conquered by the expeditions. For those who cannot withstand the rigorousness mountain climbing there are mountain flights which fly around the Mt. Everest and provide a close look of the top of the World. From Nagarkot (32 kilometers East of Kathmandu) one can have a distant view of Mt. Everest and beautiful Himalayan range. Trekking is the best way to get to interesting and remote mountain villages of Nepal and to enjoy views of the focused peaks together with their lifestyle untouched by modern civilization.

The river rafting which is known as White Water Adventure represents another major attractions. With distance of 100 miles, one can see the topographical variations with the river rising from the higher points near Nepal - Tibetan border and then dropping dramatically to lower levels the plains bordering India. For those who wish to view wildlife, Nepal offers plenty of scope. There are eight National Parks and four Wildlife Reserves and two Conservation Area in Nepal.

For the less adventure, Pokhara the lake-city of Nepal has no equal as it provides ample opportunities for fishing, swimming, canoeing and boating along with the sightseeing of majestic panoramic views in its background. It is only Pokhara, a tropical spotty with an altitude of about 900 meter from where one can see the mountain crossing over 8000 meters from such a short distance of about 40 kilometers. For the nature lovers Nepal is such a land of natural beauty that metaphors can not delineate its real picture.

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Everest Region
Annapurna Region
Gorkha Regions

By Land : (1) Kakarbhitta (2) Birgung (3) Bhairahawa (4) Nepalgung (5) Dhangadi (6) Jogbani and (7) Mahendra Nagar in Nepal-India border and (8) Kodari in Chinese border (9) Pashupati Nagar. The overland tourists entering the kingdom with their vehicles must possess an international carnet.